I was previously housing my 2 Robos in the Rotastak Pink Palace, but have since replaced it with the Ferplast Flipper. The main reason for this being that I found it time consuming to clean and poorly ventilated causing smells to linger.
It is not suitable for Syrians, as they would struggle to get through the tubes, and there is no room for a larger wheel.
The Pink Palace retails for around £54.99, and you get everything you see in the photo below, including a pink food bowl and pink water bottle. (The wheel is built in).
It measures 53cm (21 inch) High, 48cm (19 inch) Wide and 58cm (23 inch) Deep.
Additionally, I purchased Rotastak mouse ladders from Pets At Home to enable my dwarfs to climb the vertical tubes, which you can just see in the photo below.
Also I bought the Pink Starter set which is around £24.99.
I connected this up to the rest of the Pink Palace, minus the travelling case, and this is what it looked like.
The wheel is permanently attached to the cage, so I clipped off one of these to allow a bit more room in the round cage as I made this into their dining room.
The cage itself is easy to clean. The main 'kidney' shaped compartment has a ventilated plastic lid which comes off completely, allowing you to wash the cage out. Each of the round sections is taken apart by removing the two metal clips attached to the base. The pain is the tubes. You have to soak them in very hot water to soften up the plastic 'rings', allowing you to dismantle them and scrub them out.
However, the cage has endless opportunities. Aside from the Pink Starter kit, there are few matching add ons still available for the Pink Palace. All of the other Rotastak products on the market are fully compatible, but of course don't match the wonderful princess pink of the Palace. All the bits and bobs are readily available on the internet, particularly eBay.
I changed the tubes round frequently, giving my Robos more of a challenge.
My Robos LOVED the tubes.
The Pink Palace really does stimulate a hamster, as it does replicate their natural environment.
As I'm no longer using this cage, please contact me if you'd like it. (UK only).
~Katie